Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest Channel: ABC Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. ET Hosts: Ryan Seacrest (NYC), Lucy Hale (NYC), Ciara (Hollywood), Billy Porter (New Orleans) Performers: NYC (Eastern Time Zone) Post Malone, BTS, Sam Hunt, Alanis Morissette and the Broadway cast of Jagged Little Pill Miami (Eastern Time Zone)…… MORE
NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2020 telecast will feature performances by a handful of country crooners—Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Brett Eldredge—as well as X Ambassadors, Julianne Hough, NE-YO, Leslie Odom Jr., Gwen Stefani and The Struts. The show, which will air live from Times Square in NYC, will be hosted by Carson Daly and Julianne…… MORE
NCD is closing out the year with our “Play It Forward” segment, which beckons our featured artists to recommend a singer or song that mainstream country fans may not be familiar with. Today’s recommendation comes from Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey. “I follow Abby Anderson,” says Matthew. “Man, when she sits down and plays the piano…… MORE
Rock legend Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac fame will join headliner Keith Urban onstage at Nashville’s annual Music City Midnight performance on New Year’s Eve. The free event will take place at the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (approximately one mile from the heart of downtown). This will be the fourth year in a row…… MORE
![Play It Forward: Lindsay Ell Says the World Needs to Discover Adam Hambrick’s “Forever Ain’t Long Enough” [Listen]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/521/2019/12/27103537/Lindsay-Ell-CH.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
NCD is closing out the year with our “Play It Forward” segment, which beckons our featured artists to recommend a singer or song that mainstream country fans may not be familiar with. Today’s recommendation comes from Lindsay Ell. “I want to give a shout-out to Adam Hambrick,” says Lindsay. “He is such a rock star.…… MORE
![Play It Forward: Ashley McBryde Says Everyone Needs to Hear Tenille Arts’ “I Hate This” [Listen]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/521/2019/12/26120320/Ashley-McBryde-TA.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
NCD is closing out the year with our “Play It Forward” segment, which beckons our featured artists to recommend a singer or song that mainstream country fans may not be familiar with. Today’s recommendation comes from Ashley McBryde. “When I found Tenille Arts, I was just like, ‘Wow!’” says Ashley. “Her song, ‘I Hate This,’…… MORE
Nashville police arrested Michael D. Mosley, 23, on Dec. 25 and charged him with two counts of criminal homicide in the stabbing deaths of Clayton Beathard, 22, and Paul Trapeni III, 21, on Dec. 21. Clayton was the son of country songwriter Casey Beathard and the brother of singer/songwriter Tucker Beathard (pictured in main photo)…… MORE
Blake Shelton scored his seventh No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart this week with the debut of Fully Loaded: God’s Country. The new album moved 96,000 equivalent units, according to Nielsen Music, which was good enough for No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The 12-song offering features five new tunes—including…… MORE
Clayton Beathard, 22, was stabbed to death outside a Nashville bar on the morning of Dec. 21. Clayton is the son of country songwriter Casey Beathard and the brother of singer/songwriter Tucker Beathard (pictured in main photo) and NFL quarterback C.J. Beathard. Paul Trapeni III, 21, was also stabbed to death during the altercation outside…… MORE
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NCD is closing out the year with our “Play It Forward” segment, which beckons our featured artists to recommend a singer or song that mainstream country fans may not be familiar with. Today’s recommendation comes from Keith Urban. “Tenille Townes, gosh, incredible,” says Keith. “I heard her a long time back, and she’s got a…… MORE
